Erasmo Ramirez

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Sunday: ___ ROYAL REVELATION Fan-elected starters get announced Sunday evening for the All-Star Game in Cincinnati on July 14. When the last balloting update was released Monday, five Kansas City Royals were leading at their positions. The deadline to vote online was midnight Thursday. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed Monday night. JOIN US Ervin Santana makes his first start for Minnesota after serving an 80-game drug suspension. He will pitch in Kansas City against his former team — the right-hander spent 2013 with the Royals. Santana signed a $55 million, four-year contract with the Twins in December after...

NEW YORK (AP) — Erasmo Ramirez pitched out of early trouble in his latest effective outing against the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of some shoddy defense for an 8-1 victory Sunday that snapped their longest losing streak of the...

NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira turned on a 94 mph fastball from Brad Boxberger and hit a sharp grounder between the diving bodies of James Loney, positioned just off first base, and second baseman Jake Elmore, about 15 feet from the foul line, in short right...

NEW YORK (AP) — A ninth-inning throwing error by pitcher Brad Boxberger gave the New York Yankeestheir second straight walk-off win against the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2 on Saturday.
Steven Souza Jr. tied the score in the top half with a two-run drive, the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rene Rivera homered and drove in four runs, Erasmo Ramirez allowed one hit over five innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Thursday night.
After losing the series opener 11-5, the Rays rebounded to...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Asdrubal Cabrera got his 1,000th hit during a two-run second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rebounded again from an early deficit to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay went up 3-2 in the second...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — CC Sabathia won for the first time in more than a year, Alex Rodriguez hit one of five New York homers and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5 on Monday night.
Sabathia (1-5) allowed four runs and six hits in seven...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Sunday: ___ ROYAL REVELATION Fan-elected starters get announced Sunday evening for the All-Star Game in Cincinnati on July 14. When the last balloting update was released Monday, five Kansas City...

Angels 8, Tampa Bay 2
KEY MOMENT: The Rays trailed, 5-2, with one out in the seventh but brought the tying run to the plate after Asdrubal Cabrera singled and Jake Elmore walked, knocking Angels starter Matt Shoemaker out of the game. Reliever Fernando...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Designated hitter Adam Dunn's heart was beating hard, and his adrenaline was flowing when he stepped to the plate as an Oakland Athletic for the first time Monday in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a runner on second...

The Orioles had to play 18 innings on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to move into a virtual tie with the Yankees for first place in the American League East. It was their 14th consecutive extra-inning victory for the O’s, which equals the most by any...

No. 21 Mariners: 10th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Indians. One run per game, plus a little more. That's what the Mariners have to find somewhere if they ever are going to reach the playoffs behind Felix Hernandez. Forget for a...